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Lakeland

American  
[leyk-luhnd] / ˈleɪk lənd /

noun

  1. a city in central Florida.


Lakeland British  
/ ˈleɪkˌlænd /

noun

  1. another name for the Lake District

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Lake District

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Rev. Israel Vázquez, 58, soft-spoken with close-cropped hair, had held Briany before, when he formally presented the baby to God in a ceremony at his Pentecostal church in Lakeland.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

In 4Q, affordable, lifestyle-driven metros such as Cape Coral, Fla., Lakeland, Fla., and Durham, N.C., led the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The three markets where underwater mortgages were most common were Lakeland, Fla., Cape Coral, Fla., and Austin, Texas.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Celeste grew up in Lake Elsinore, a first-generation daughter of immigrant parents from El Salvador, and attended Lakeland Village School.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Maddie flew back following the 70-mile 2,000-year-old dragon’s back of Hadrian’s Wall, to Carlisle and then south through the Lakeland fells, along Lake Windermere.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein